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sodium polystyrene sulfonate 250 MG/ML Oral Suspension [Kionex]
What it is used for
Kionex Suspension is indicated for the treatment of hyperkalemia.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective September 19, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Kionex ® (Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate Suspension USP) can be administered orally or in an enema. It is a raspberry flavored suspension containing 15 grams of cation-exchange resin (sodium polystyrene sulfonate USP) per 60 mL of suspension. Also contains purified water, propylene glycol, xanthan gum, sodium saccharin, methylparaben, propylparaben, anhydrous citric acid, magnesium aluminum silicate, and flavor. Sodium polystyrene sulfonate is a benzene, diethenyl-, polymer with ethenylbenzene, sulfonated, sodium salt and has the following structural formula: The sodium content of the suspension is 1500 mg (65 mEq) per 60 mL. It is a yellow to light brown, slightly viscous suspension with an in-vitro exchange capacity of approximately 3.1 mEq ( in-vivo approximately 1 mEq) of potassium per 4 mL (1 gram) of suspension. It can be administered orally or in an enema. Structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective September 19, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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